Jean Ragnotti
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | Pernes-les-Fontains | August 29, 1945
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1973 – 1987, 1990 – 1995 |
Co-driver | |
Teams | Renault |
Rallies | 41 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 3 |
Podiums | 9 |
Stage wins | 90 |
Total points | 190 |
First rally | 1973 Monte Carlo Rally |
First win | 1981 Monte Carlo Rally |
Last win | 1985 Tour de Corse |
Last rally | 1995 Tour de Corse |
Jean "Jeannot" Ragnotti (born 29 August 1945 in Pernes-les-Fontaines, Vaucluse), is a French former rally driver for Renault in the World Rally Championship.
Ranking among his achievements are his conquering of the Monte Carlo Rally in 1981,[1] what was the first turbo victory in the history of the WRC, alongside compatriot [2][3] against the might of the ultimate four-wheel-drive upstart, the Audi Quattro. In the following season, he took his Renault 5 Turbo to victory at the Tour de Corse. Jean Marc Andrie later committed suicide in 1999.[4][5] The Maxi version of the same Renault 5 was to reign again on the asphalt stages of European rallying, when in 1985, Ragnotti claimed the Tour de Corse again with Group B rallying at its zenith; a win that came on debut of Renault 5 Maxi Turbo. His co-driver by that time was Pierre Thimonier (whose son Gilles would also be a co-driver for Jean Ragnotti).[6] Pierre Thimonier died of cancer in 2008.[7][8] The 1985 Rothmans Tour de Corse would also prove to be a tragic affair after the fatal crash of Attilio Bettega on SS4 (Zerubia) of the event.
In the 1990s, Ragnotti continued to drive for Renault, this time in their front-wheel drive Clio Maxi.
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WRC victories[]
# | Event | Season | Co-driver | Car |
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1 | 49ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | 1981 | Renault 5 Turbo | |
2 | 26ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | 1982 | Renault 5 Turbo | |
3 | 29ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | 1985 | Renault 5 Maxi Turbo |
References[]
- ^ Smith, Roy (2008). Alpine & Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968 to 1979. Veloce Publishing Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-84584-177-5. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Le cercle des copilotes disparus : Jean Marc Andrié, pour quelques minutes d'éternité…". 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Marc Andrié par Eric Bhat". 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Le cercle des copilotes disparus : Jean Marc Andrié, pour quelques minutes d'éternité…". 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Marc Andrié par Eric Bhat". 15 December 2018.
- ^ https://www.ewrc-results.com/coprofile/2541-gilles-thimonier/
- ^ "Disparition de Pierre Thimonier".
- ^ "Disparition de Pierre Thimonier".
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